reward
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,192 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,028 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing also: wages, payoff the wages of sin is deathvirtue is its own reward
- payment made in return for a service rendered
- an act performed to strengthen approved behavior also: reinforcement
- the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
- benefit resulting from some event or action also: advantage it turned out to my advantagereaping the rewards of generosity
verb
- bestow honor or rewards upon also: honor, honour Today we honor our soldiersThe scout was rewarded for courageous action
- strengthen and support with rewards also: reinforce Let's reinforce good behavior
- act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions also: repay, pay back
reward in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She had not long to wait for her reward.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Ha, ha, O Democritus, thy gods That govern the whole world! courtly reward And punishment.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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What flower of tenderness or of intimacy would such an adventurer conceive as his reward?
Greville Fane · Henry James · Chapter 1
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Wreck it of course, but he might get killed and where would be the reward?
The City of Fire · Grace Livingston Hill · Chapter 1
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The young man thanked the magician for his directions, and promised, should they succeed, to reward him.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1